Pro40 Cricket - 10th June & Tables

Five Pro40 matches today, in the final cricket before the Twenty20 competiton. There was play in every match, but two ended without result due to the weather.


Pro40

Glamorgan v Durham - Glamorgan win by 15 runs
Glamorgan won the toss and decided to bat
Gla - 163
Dur - 148

Glamorgan seemed to have made the wrong decision to bat first after they were rolled over in 34.3 overs, but it soon became clear 164 would not be easy to chase.
     Three wickets for nine runs stopped a decent start by Glamorgan but opener Rees' 28 turned out to be the highest knock of the innings, as several other players got 20s but failed to push on. Stokes was thee pick of the bowlers, who shared the wickets, taking 3 for 24.
     Durham also made it to 20 before losing a wicket but very quickly found themselves 44-5 with Simon Jones tucking into the top order. Richardson (45) and Smith (21) lead a recovery as they put on 39 for the sixth wicket, but with the required run rate climbing they ran out of steam, and batsmen.

Star Player: Jones, for his 4 for 23 off 8 overs to scupper Durham's chances of what should have been an easy win.


Middlesex v Lancashire - Middlesex win by 167 runs
Lancashire won the toss and decided to field
Mid - 350-6
Lan - 183

Lancashire were undoubtedly tired having only finished playing in Nottingham at 6pm last night, which made it an even stranger decision to bowl first. Middlesex tucked into the visiting attack as first Denly made 58, then Stirling (119) and Morgan (116) reached centuries. Together they put on 126 for the third wicket in 11 overs. Morgan's hit eleven 6s in a knock lasting just 54 balls! Keedy did dismiss both batsmen as part of his 5 wickets for 55.
     Lancashire needed a powerful start if they were to have any hope, but, as often happens in these games, they lost wickets instead, collapsing to 22-3 after 5.1 overs. That became 33-4 and 55-5, double numbers becoming a feature strangely. Shahzad hit a 6 and Horton made 49 but the game was already over.

Star Player: Morgan, for his blistering hundred from 49 balls, the fastest of any player so far this season, to put the game beyond the reach of Lancashire.


Worcestershire v Gloucestershire - Gloucestershire win by 109 runs
Gloucestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Glo - 238-6
Wor - 129

William Gidman made a strong 76 at the top of the order, but regular wickets at the other end prevented big partnerships from building, until the arrival of his brother, Alex (59). Together they put on 97 to take the visitors to 200. In the end they had to settle for a par score to set up an exciting contest.
     That thought was soon dismissed though as Worcestershire's top order was blown away, causing them to crash to 25-5 in just over 10 overs. Late runs lifted the total but but would never save a sorry home side.

Star Player: William Gidman, after top scoring he then picked up two wickets to help in Worcestershire's demise. His final figures were 6o-2m-10r-2w.


Kent v Northamptonshire - No result
Kent won the toss and decided to field
Nor - 168-5
Ken - 6-0

Rain struck several times throughout the first innings, steadily reducing the number of overs possible. After 29 overs, with Northamptonshire on 137-4, the match was reduced again to 32 overs per side. The visitors however scored 30 runs from the final three overs to finish strongly. Earlier Wakely hit 42 with three 6s.
      Due to the wonders of Duckworth/Lewis Kent then had to chase 203 from their 32 overs, but were saved by more rain after just one over that ended the game.


Sussex v Derbyshire - No result
Derbyshire won the toss and decided to field
Sus - 111-5

More rain meant this game was called off with only 24 overs bowled. Derbyshire had taken the upper hand after Groenewald took 3 for 30 from his 8 overs, but sadly play had to be abandoned when it became obvious the weather wasn't going to clear.


Tables

Group A

	Team	Played	Points
1	Netherlands	8	11
2	Middlesex	6	7
3	Lancashire	5	6
4	Gloucestershire	5	6
5	Worcestershire	6	6
6	Essex	5	3
7	Leicestershire	5	1

Group B

	Team	Played	Points
1	Surrey	6	10
2	Hampshire	6	9
3	Durham	5	6
4	Nottinghamshire	4	4
5	Scotland	7	4
6	Glamorgan	4	3
7	Somerset	4	0

Group C

	Team	Played	Points
1	Warwickshire	5	8
2	Sussex	5	8
3	Kent	5	6
4	Yorkshire	5	5
5	Unicorns	7	5
6	Derbyshire	5	3
7	Northamptonshire	6	3

This will be my final post for three weeks or so, partly as I will be away, but also to take a break during the Twenty20. Later in the competition I will provide more reports, scores and stats, but for now, thanks and see you later.